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west Aegean DweIlincs,

III this primitive fashion we at length
reached the closely packed mass of native
huts forming tine real "town" of Bonny,
to which the handful of European houses
around the landing place. serves only. as
a kind Of preface. The hutS-We for
the most part of one traditional type, viz,
that of an enormous basket with one side
knocked out. In fact, were a monster
picnic to disperse suddenly, leaving their
hampers and lunch baskets scattered
around in the dirt, it would represent
fairly enough an ordinary African village
A few of the larger novels had attained
the dignity of a roof of corrugated iron
stuck on the side like soldiers cap,
while patches of the same material clung
to their sides like oyergr0wn postage
stamps. The interiors of one and all
were fully open to the public gaze, which
mattered the less inasmuch as there
seemed to be nothing in them except two
or three cracked pots and tiny fire.
The room in which Mr.. Nat Fine
Country received us was as extraordi-
nary as the name and appearance of its
owner. 1t had no roof, and might almost
be said to have no floor, either, consisting
as it did of crazy wooden platform
around It's four sides, with deep hollow
In the middle, the whole thing being ex-
tremely suggestive of public swimming
bath. The platform was SO narrow that
there was barely room upon it for our
chairs and ourselves, and when unwarily
pushed back mine in getting up to take
leave, / came within hairs breadth of
tumbling backward head over heals into
the yawning pit below. On leaving the
house we were beginning to make merry
over this singular apartment, when an OBJ
ject suddenly confronted us which made
us all grave enough. 1t was strange
looking hut of wattles and grass, hung
round with broken jars and bottles, and
standing all by itself as If the surrounding
dwellings had shrunken away from it. To
all appearance it had neither door nor
window, but through chink in the wat
tlework we could see that its earthen floor
was literally heaped with human skulls.
'sWhat on earth isthis placer" asked Of
our conductor. The answer, brief though
1t was, spoke volumes: tsIt's fetich
house. "-Bonny (Western Africa Cor.
New York Times.
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One of the WORLDS Mean Men.

There are some very mean men in this
world. That everybody knows. But
perhaps the meanest of them all is an in
dividual who has been operating in real
estate and building. His favorite method
is to buy lot in a block where the fronts
of adjoining houses are eight or ten feet
OF more from the sidewalk. He starts
his house with the front wall flush with
the sidewalk. Of course his neighbors
demonstrate. Naturally they do not
want their light and view cut off. But
he doesn't see how he can alter his plans.
He has been to much expense, and to
change things now would cause him no
end of loss. If, however, the property
owners directly interested will consent to
help him out of the difficulty to the ex-
tent of 5000 to $500 apiece he will have
the front wall set back in line with his
neighbors' houses. Otherwise he will be
compelled to go ahead. This mean little
game, It's said, has been repeatedly and
proftably played by the same man.
Chicago Herald.
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eook AGENTS.

4
racteristics Of Success
Nm Agent.
as Of the daily papers the eye
tith advertisements which offer
English the most fiattering in
book agents. These advertise
swered by men Of all grades,
bpearance, and the publisher or
s1t then proceeds TO ''sound his
n 20 discover, in fact, whether the
4ndidate can be utilized or not. Seven men
&c failures out of every ten tried. The book
aeent ought to be of good address, good
education, scrupuloulsy neat and extremely
polite. Such men can usually find more
congenial work, and are only agents tenn
porarily. There are many OF them, how
ever, who remain in the field year after
year, making a good living and meeting
with all manner of men and experiences.
The average agent makes little more than
living. One day he is liable to make
enough to keep him month, and with pad
weather or physical disability he is running
the risk of making nothing for week. Inc
business resembles gambling more than any
thing else in its results. He is deserving OF
better treatment than Is usually accorded
him. A. generation of John L. Sullivan book
agents would do much to place the profes-
sion ON that plane where 1t rightly belongs,
and il is a marvel that some venturesome
canvasser does not attempt some of his forci-
BILE methods.
The profits in subscription books are very
great. TIE average commission To agents Is
40 per cent. and as high as 65 per cent. has
been paid. Three sales day will, as
ruIe. furnish q good living to an agent, but
be Is prone to forget that he must average
nearly three calls to a customer, and that
also much depends on the weather. The sale
of GEN. Grants "Memoirs" was big thing
for book agents, yet few of them saved any
thing from It. The work being in two vol
umes. required double delivery and per-
hans four calls to each subscriber. In other
words, the agent must make enough in one
day to last him four days, or his work was
In vain. The average book of travel, remin-
iscences or memoir is sold by the agent for
a. OF that sum the canvasser receives
81 80, the general agent go cents and the
publisher has made profit Of 80 cents.
The manufacture of the book has cost 80
cents. Cheap editions Of the works of Dick
ems, Ecott, Thackeray, Irving and other
standard writers are being sold at prices
that seem wonderfully cheap, but the facts
are that better percentage of profit is made
than on the early and more expensive edi-
tions
The sale of subscription books on the in
stalment plan is a recent venture. Standard
works are sold on weekly payments. This
Innovation opened up to the agent a field that
he could otherwise never reach. 1t makes
sales easier, but the agents commission is
much less unless he paws the cash himself and
does his own collecting. II he can afford to
do that he can make more by the instalment
plan method, as he gets better price from
the customer. Works by a man OF world
wide reputation, whether he be literary
man or not, always sell best. Grants name
sold his work, and the sale would have been
nearly as great had 1t been volume of
poems. Chicago Tribune.
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The Man of Luck.


A king once said to his minister, edo
you believe in luck?''
81 do" said the minister.
ssCan you prove it?'' said the king.
eyes, can"
So one night he tied up to the ceiling
of room bag containing peas mixed
with diamonds, and let IN two men, one
of whom believed in luck, and the other
in human effort alone. The one who be-
Geved in luck quietly laid himself down
on the ground; the other after a time
found the bag, and, feeling in the dark
the peas and stones, ate the peas and
threw the diamonds to his companion,
saying, 'sThere are the stones for your
idleness.o
The man below received them in his
blanket.
In the morning the king and the min
lister came and told each man to keep
what he had found. The man who be-
Ieved in trying, got the peas which he
had eaten, the other got the diamonds.
The minister then said, "Sire, there
may be luck, but it is as rare as peas
mixed with diamonds; so let none hope
to live by luck. "-Chatterbox.
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Measuring the Power of Light.

The measuring of the candle power of
light is accomplished by comparing the
shadow cast by a rod in the light of a
standard candle with the shadow cast by
the light to be tested. By moving the
latter toward or away from the rod a
point will be reached at which the shadow
cast by both lights will be of the same in
tensity. The intensity of the two lights
is directly proportional to the squares of
their distances from the shadows; i. e.,
suppose the light to be tested is three
times the distance of the candle, its IL
Eliminating power is nine times as great
American Grocer.
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A Nav FneI Invented.

A citizen of Pocahontas, Ia, has in
vented new fuel, which bids fair to
take the place Of coal in the prairie coun-
tries. He grinds cornstalks and coarse
prairie grass together and moistens them.
This pulp is pressed into blocks about
twelve inches long and four inches thick
and dried. One block will give an hours
steady heat. This fuel can be produced
e. t1,,,-..z,4 Az, i..resa+z,.. claims that
it will last twice as long as the the best
soft coal.-New York Sun.
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rakine His prccantions.

Louis XIV was one day conversing
about the authority. which kings have
over their subjects. Count de Guiche
ventured to remark that this power had
its limits, but the king, who would moi
hear of it, passionately replied: "If I
commanded you to throw yourself into
the sea you ought, without hesitation, to
jump in head foremost. The count
said not a word, but turned on his heels
and walked toward the door. The king
asked him, in surprise, where he was
going. ''To learn to swim,'' was the
reply. Louis XIV burst into a laugh,
and there the matter ended.-Caron.
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Express trains leaving Harrington 7.5O a.
m, and arriving at 5.46 p M, run through
solid to and from Baltimore, via. PorterS and
Newark.
NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA & NORFOLK RAIL-
ROAD ExPREss.-Leaye Philadelphia 1905 a.
m. daily, Baltimore $50 a. m. Wilmington
10.4s a.. m. stopping at Clayton, Dover, Har-
rington, and Delmar regularly; and at Mid
dletown, Seatord and Laurel to leave
passengers from Wilmington and points
North or take on passengers for points
Leave Philadelphia IL 20 p. m. daily, Balti-
more 7.35 p. m, Wilmington 1902 a. m. daily,
stopping at Dover and Delmar regularly
and at New Castle, Middletown, Clayton,
Harrington, and Seaford to leave passengers
from Wilmington and points North or take
on passengers for points South of Delmar.
The 11.20 p. m. train also stops at Laurel
to leave passengers from Wilmington or
points North.
daily. Dover BIG a. m. regularly; arriving
Wilmington 4.35 q. m. Baltimore 6.45 q. M,
and Philadelphia $40 a. m.
Harrington, Clayton, and Middletown to
leave passengers from points south of Del
mar, or take on passengers for Wilmington
and points North.
Leave Deimar at 3.4O p. m. weekdays, Har-
rington 4.S6 p. M, Dover 5.02 p. m. regularly;
arriving Wilmington 6.15 p. m, Baltimore
9.S7 p. M. and Philadelphia loop. m.
Also stops Laurel, Seaford, Clayton, and
Middletown TO leave passengers from points
south of Delmar or to take on passengers for
wilmington ana points North.
NEW CASTLE ACCOMMODATION TRAINs-Leave
Wilmington at 500 a. m. and 2.5O p. m.
Leave New Castle at G. 40 a. m, at 3.35 p. m.
BRANCH ROADS.
DELAWARE, MARYLAND & VIRGINIA R.
R., Leave Harrington for Lewes
1l.05 a. M, $50 p. m. For Franklin and way
stations HOS a. M. Returning, trains leave
Lewes for Harrington at S.35 a. M, and 2.25
pm. Leave Franklin $50 a. m.
QUEEN ANNE & KENT r. R.-Leave Town
send for Centreville and way stations 9.46 a.
NJ, and IA p M, weekdays.
DELAWARE & CHESAPEAKE r. R.-Leave
Clayton tor Oxford and way stations 1908 q.
m, 5.02 p. m, weekdays.
CAMBRIDGE & SEAFoRD r. R.-Leave Seaford
for Cambridge and intermediate stations
l1.50 a. m, weekdays.
CoNNEcTIoN.-AtP Porter with Newark & Della
ware City railroad. At Townsend, with Queen
Anne's and Kent Rail Road. At Clayton, with
Delaware and Chesapeake Rail Road and Bal
timore and Delaware Bay Railroad. At Har-
rington, with Delaware, Maryland s. Virginia
Railroad. At Seaford, with Cambridge and
Seaford Rail Road. At Delmar, with New
York, Philadelphia & Norfolk, Wicomico &
Pocomoke. and Peninsular Railroads.
CHAS. E. PUGH, General Manager.
J. R. WOOD, Gen. Pass Agent.
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Large numbers Of persimmon logs are
being shipped to the north from Norfolk,
Va. 70 be manufactured into shoe lasts,
for which they are said to be particularly
adaDted.
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TQ >>o>> would enjoy your dinner
~ NOU and are prevented by Dys'
pepsia, use Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets
They are positive cure for Dyspepsia, IN
digestion, Flatulency and Constipation
We guarantee them. 20 and 6O CENTS
j. GAYLORD BRAGDON, DRUGGIST
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Additional Trains,
ON SATURDAY only, will leave Dupont Sta
ton at 100 and $40 p. M. Newbridge at 1.23
and 6.56 p. M, for Wilmington and all inter-
mediate points.
FRENCH CREEK BRANCH TRAINs.-Leave
Springfield 7.40 $40 a. m l30, sos and 6. 20 p.
m. Arrive at st. Peters $40, lO05a. M, 200,
$50 and 6.45 D. m.
For connections at Wilmington Chadd's
Ford junction, I,enape, Coatesville, Waynes-
burg junction, Birdsboro, and Reading, see
timetables ut all stations.
On MONDAY only, will leave Reading P. &
r. Station, $40 a. M, and arrive ut Coatsville
6.55 q. III.
l.. A. BOW EIs, Gen. Pas Agent.
A. g. McC ACSLAND. Superint
feb13-tt
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The Graurlrr'.
Phila, Wiln. and Baltimore R. L.
Delaware Division.
NoRrHwARD.

On and after JAM, l. 1857, Sundays ex-
cepted), trains will leave rs follows:-
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Wilmington Northern Railroad.
Time Table in effect Jan. asth, 1887.
GOING NORTH.
Daily. Except Sunday.l
am. am. pm. pm. pm. pm
Time Table in effect
Daily. Except Sunday.

Station, 8.401040 2.40 500 :. :.
Additional Trains,
ON SATURDAY only, will leave Wilmington
at $50 and IL Is p. m. for Newbridge, Dupont,
and all intermediate points.
FRENCH CREEK BRANCH TRAINs.-Leave st.
Peters 100, $50 q. m., 1880 $3.50. $40 p. m.
p. m.
DAILY except Saturday and Sunday, will
leave Wilmington, French st. Station at 6.15
p. m. for Dupont and intermediate points.
SATURDAY TRAINs.-Loave Coatsville at
$50 p. m, and arrive at Reading, P. & r.
Station, at $40 p. m.
GOING SOUTH.
Daily Except Sunday.
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ADTEC Enamel your Ranges twice
L1OlGOs year, tops once week and
world. For sale by all Grocers and Stove
dealers. marl7.4wd
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PATENTS.

DEAFNESS snceessfSi sessss ang neE apa st
your own home, by one who was deaf twen-
ty-eight years. Treated by most OF the noted
specialists without benefit. CURED HIMSELF
in three months, and since then hundreds of
Others Full particulars sent on application.
T. 8. Page, No. Al West 3lst ST., New York
City. 3lmar-4wd
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The Advantage

of over 35 years practical experience
in fitting and adjusting these appli-
ances. Trusses of all prices are in
stock, from rs cents up, all fitted
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TO ADVERTISERS

For check for $50 we will print ten-line
advertisement in One Million issues of lead
ing American Newspapers. This is at the
rate of only oEe-ffth of cent line. for
200 circulation! The advertisement will be
placed before One Million different newspa-
per purchasers :-or Five Million Readers.
Ten lines will accommodate about IS words.
Address with copy OF Adv. and check. or
send 80 cents for Book of I76 pages. GEO. P.
ROWELL & CO., 10 Spruce St., New York.
27jan4t-r
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|racteristics Of g Success
-, Auank.
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We can offer those thus afflicted
the largest stock of trusses in the State,
and guarantee successful treatment,
being able to offer you
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-08
DEATHS.

In Jamaica, April 8, Abe Kidder.
In Jamaica, april 8, infant son OF Mr. and Mrs
George PuffeT.
In Halifax, April 8, Webster &, son of Gilman
Warren, aged Is years and months.
In Boston, April l, Mrs Lucy y Austin, sister of
Martin Scott Of BrattleboIo, aged IS
In Worcester Mass, March CLARK Underwood,
81 years, 10 menths and IL days, son OF Russell
Underwood Of Jamaica, Vt.
In West Bratteboro, April 4, Mrs Sarah Alex
auder, 4! years, mon and q days -
In Jack .onvie, March Is, Willard Wilcox, 50.
In Nottingham. March II, Henry Hobrook, 80
In Wyoming, N Y. March 16. Mira Martha owen.
Ia Tioupsourg, N Y, March 90, George II Hall,
formerly OF Tovnshend, W, 4.
In Weston, March 20. M Foster, 9s.
In Chester, March 23, Stella N, wife of Franklin
In Concord. n, March so, Mason Lamb, "a,
formerly of Brattleboro.
Al Hoo.ac Tame, Mass, March Is, Edward Bel
In Bellows Falls, April Z. hon Jabez d Bridg-
man IS years, mon. hs and % days.
In Hartford, Conn, April 2. Mary Baker Allen,
Mr. and Mrs l. Allen, formerly of Bellows Falls,
IS years.
years.
In Ludlow. March g. Eusebs Dorvai. aged SO
yeare.
In Chester, March 20, Abigail (Keith) Chandler,
ag d SO years and months.
In Londonderry, March %, DIR VIM Newman.
In FitcnbuIy, Mass, h arch %. Virginia Fletcher
Of Walpole. N II, 20 yens.
In Charestown. II, April 2, Hattie A Page, %
years.
of Solomon Hoyt, aged 50.
In Miilers Falls, Mass, March 90, Albert J, son of
Frederick ii King. aged Is mon hs AVID II days.
In waipole, N II, April 4. Mrs David Buffum.
ln Fitchburg, Macs. March 80, Mary +. wife OF
Frank w AldIich, and daughter Of Col Bradley
Leach of East Westmore,snd, N ii, AZ.
In Grafton. Ma Oh IL, William ooley, aged 70.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-08
MARRIAGES.

In Brat'. boro, April I. by Rev Q o Day, Harry
l. Emerson to Miss Adele Chickering. g
In Proctorsvii G, March 5, by Rev 3 Brown.
Charles King and Anne Snow. both Of ludlow.
In Ludlow, March %, by Rev Il L Odds, George
F Thompson Of Buffalo, Wy oming Tel, and l.
Nora. d lighter OF l. q Pierce. i
In Chester, March Q, by Rey L ecott, Francis
FAIR Of Cavendish and Jennie Watman of Chester.
In Rutland. March q, by Rev George Perry,
Dsniel + Davis If Londonderry and Mrs Eliza A
Lilly OF Rutland.
In Walpole, N III, March 80, by Rev VIM II Teel,
Harry II Newton of Walpole an Ary Burnham
of Rockingham, Vt.
In south Vernon, March 49, by Elder A Potter
of Worcester, Mass, George Tyler Of Erving,
Mass, and Lula Newton of Vernon.
In Halifax, March "a, by Rev II Fowler, Warner
E Pratt to Mrs Bell Yaw, both of Coleraine, Mass.
In West Swanzey. N II, March 81 by Rev Stephen
q Abbott. Arthur j Edwards of Troy and Emma
NJ Hale of Swapzey.
In We.ton, March p, by Rev W Lewis, Mr.
William II Sheppard and Miss Jennie A Thomp-
son, bJth Of Landgrove.
In Lo1i. Wis. Fec 81. Rev K G Cady of FL Paso,
H. and Miss Ida = Reynolds of Loii.
In Coleraine, Mass, March "a, BY Rev Chap
lin, Edwin d Tinkhan of Heath, Mass, to Gym
tn burlington.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-08
OBITUARY.

In the death Of Epbraim Moore, an honorable.
quiet citizen has passed away. His father, Abram
Moore, moved 10 vermsnt from Bolton, Mass, in
the year $500. RI claimed from the wilderness, the
farm on which his son Ephrsim was born. and
which has been his only home during his lifetime,
o period OF seventy seven yeare. When young
n an he more than Gn average scholar. He bad
great musical taste, being the po-seseor ef a fine
voice, and PLAY ing several musical instrume t..
lie never earie ed the carpenters trade, bu', with
hi. Al genius for that Kind Of worn, construct
ed many usefnl farm implements. He married
Martha, daughter of Nahum Hon shton of Newfaue.
VT, In the year ls56, mshing over fifty years Of
married life Their anniversary was celebrated
last October by their children, in quiet way. In
the ate civil war Mr. MORE gave TO his country
two noble cons. Dwight AM IiIland u, who went
foi tn, ia the prime Of thcii young manhood never
to return. Mr. Moore was patient sufferer from
heart trouble during ct CT hi. long life. He
never made profession Of religion, but made the
Bibe the subject of close stnoy, only last
mer wrote his laughter that he was trusting in
I hrist for salvation. lie leaves a fe. who has
ioiled him ali these year,. and wss able TO
for him In bis last sickness; an only son, Mare al
A, between whom there has always been the most
tender sffec.ion, and two daughters, Edns 81
Demi. Of Atlanta Ca, aad Ella l. Iszs I of a'ns-
dali, n II, TO mourn his loss.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-08
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
THE STRIKE AT BENNINGTON,

| AS a result OF the strike Of the spinners In the
hosiery mill OF George lockwood & Co at Ben
nington, the firm havs sent for non-union men
to fill their places, and say that under no cir
cumstances will they take the strikers back.
The bennington PostOfic..
There Is a sharp opposition to the proposed
removal ofthe Bennington post office from Ii
brary hall to a corner store in Adams new
block. The squabble is becoming interesting.
Emory Harris, one OF the seectmen. went to
Washington last week hearing petition against
the change signed by 500 persons. He return
ed Friday morning, feeling much encouraged
He had conference with Postmaster. General
Villas, First Assistant Stevenson, and tho Sec
Snd assistant, and they seemed to favor no.
body, but to want the people Of Bennington
satisfied. Mr. Harris met also at Washington
Hon Brad Smalley and Hon Hiram Atkins,
and both Of them said that they were commit.
ted to no plan in regard to the Bennington post
Office. and they too wanted the people satisfied.
Mr. Harris thought that Mr. Atkins seemed at
fret to be in favor Of removal from Library
hall.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-08

WestOn.-Mr Hatch of londonderry, who
bought Ted Sheppard's place moved there
this past week Will Benson while working at
Peru cut his thumb quits baIiy.-Lsm Osborn
has gone to Rutland to work in the shirt fac
tory.-G T Foster and Susan Turner were
united in carriage by Rev.F W Lewis at the
home OF his father A M Turner last Tuesday.
b Forbs has purchased the butter tub
shop Of Brigg Brothers and will continue the
business. Mr. Forbs has moved into the ark
The ladies of the A II held sugar party at
the school house hall last Tuesday evening.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-08
scott's Emulsion of Pure

COD LIVER OIL, WITH HYPoPHosPHITEs,
For Children and Pulmonary Troubles.
DR. s w Hoy, Point Pleasant, W Va, says +:
~ have made thorough test with SCOTS
Emulsion in Pulmonary Troubles and General
Debility. and have been astonished at the good
results; for children with Ricketts, or Marasmus
1t Is unegualled."
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-08
BIRTHS.

:, In Greenwich, April l, q daughter (Florcnce
Estey) to Rev and Mrs Thos Gull.
In Jamaica, April s, q son TO Mr. and Mra Gorge
Puffer.
In STATION, March 81, son to Mr. and Mrs W r
Lyman.
In North Walpole. Fl, March 25, daughter to
Mr. and Mrs Fred r. trie.
In Ludlow, March 49, son to Rev and Mi Il L
Odds.
In New Haven. Conn. March 27, a daughter to
Prof and Mvs Il Russell.
In Rockville, Conn, April I, son to A N and
Lizzie Bedding and grandson to II Merrick Of
Sheiburne rails, Mass.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-08
WINDSOR COUNTY.
A sCANDALoUs PROCEEDING.

John Perkins, the Ethiopian comedian Of the
Kickapoo Indian Medicine company, and Mrs
Viola Chase Of East Wallipgford have been
arrested and lodged in jail at Ludlow, on COM
plant Of DR. Chase, charged with improper re-
lations nnder the blanket act. It Is alleged that
tue defendants stayed at the Ludlow house to-
gether on the night Of March l6. A hesring
was held before Justice Ball Wednesday.
A H Lock wood has resigned the office OF
postmaster at Ludlow, to take effect May l,
1887. A petition signed by 10 Democrats ask
ing for the appointment OF Ira Goddard as post
master has been sent to Washington.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-08

Newfane.-The town superintenaeais
their annual meeting in Nevfsne Tuesday sp-
pointed SATURDAY. April 25rd for the spring and
Saturday Nov 10Th for the fall examination Of
teachers. The per cent was made 50 for the
minimum, and 20 for the average. the same as
last year. upon the six papers prepared. The
following persons we're elected upon the board
of county examiners: Prof n ID Ryoer OF Bel
lows Falls. Prof II Is Lawrence of Townsbend
and ii Merrill OF West Brattleeoro.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-08

Williamsville.-On Tuesday evening last,
Excelsior division installed new officers II
Merrifisld, w p; Mrs Handy, w A; Chas
Stedma1, II S; Edgar Tutile, asst X S; Rod
ney Wheeler, con; Edna Wheeler, asst con ;
walter Wheeler, l S; Luella Williams, o s;
Ida Hoyey, Chaplain.